ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163725
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 16 March 1944 |
| Time: | 03:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW413 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adelaide Street, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe |
Halifax LW413: Took off 19:05hrs for a bombing raid over Stuttgart, Germany 15/03/1944.
On return abandoned out of fuel and crashed 03:40hrs onto property in Adelaide St Brierley Hill on the northern side of Halesowen in the western suburbs of Birmingham.
Upon returning from a bombing raid in Stuttgart, Germany, the plane was so badly damaged by German flak that the crew abandoned the plane. The plane crashed and one person on the ground died.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer E E Kirk RCAF J/23788
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Clifford Adams RAFVR 1450691
Navigator : Flying Officer H G Facey RCAF J/23944
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer K F Bush RAF
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer H D Hagen RCAF J/26861
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant C E Robertson RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Donald Ralph McEvoy DFM RCAF R/165361 (Officer:J/88896)
Three houses were demolished and three others were badly damaged. One person on the ground died and another was injured. Looking on Google Earth Street View at 52.483843 / -2.125802, there is a noticeable gap in the row of houses, the space can easily be seen, as can different coloured brickwork where an adjoining poperty had been demolished.
Civilian : Miss Bessie Evelyn Rowbottom Civilian Age 31 [Killed]
Four houses were wrecked, four more badly damaged and 50 nearby houses were slightly damaged.
Sources:
http://www.davidcbloomfield.co.uk/halifaxcrash/adelaidestreet.htm]
http://web.archive.org/web/20150923181646/http://www.baaa-acro.com/1944/archives/crash-of-a-handley-page-h-p-57-halifax-iii-in-brierley-hill-1-killed/
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2014 13:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jun-2016 19:56 | Red Dragon | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jun-2022 21:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation